The brutality of the NBA

Chapter 335 Welcome to Portland!
"I'll try it!"

At this moment, Uncle Huo stood up. It is true that Uncle Huo is the one who can face Nowitzki at this time, although he is 36 years old this year.

But after Adelaide was injured, the entire Mavericks only had his height and weight to match Nowitzki.

"I can barely hold on for a while!"

Nicholas Batum walked to Uncle Huo and said with a smile on his face.

Pritchard saw that Uncle Huo and Batum both volunteered to stand up, willing to take on the important task of marking Nowitzki, and he couldn't help but looked at the two and nodded approvingly.

At this time, now that the candidate to mark Nowitzki has been determined, Pritchard then began to discuss tactics with Roy Miller, Xue Ding and others.

"In the next game, I think the first thing we need to change is to speed up the game rhythm on the court. We have to run on the court and bring up the rhythm of the court. Any advantage!" The former assist king veteran Miller said sharply.

Although they almost won the last game, the Blazers fell into the rhythm of the Mavericks' game in the second half.

"Andre is right. Next, we must increase our speed and let them run with us. Whoever can control the rhythm of the game will win the game!" Roy echoed.

Speaking of which, Pritchard looked at Xue Ding, who had been silent all this time, and said, "Xue, do you have any ideas?"

"Just now what Brandon and Andre said is right, we must speed up and play out our rhythm. I also agree with them. Another point is that I think we must play more three-pointers. Outside the line, our team has a lot of good three-pointers, I believe they can make the ball!"

Having said that, Xue Ding stopped and looked at Pritchard, seeing that neither Pritchard nor Roy wanted him to stop, so he continued talking.

"Only if we have enough threats on the outside, Chengcai let them have to expand their defense greatly, so that Brandon and I will have better breakthrough space!"

During the two-day break back in Portland, Coach Pritchard did not arrange confrontation training, but just kept rehearsing tactics.

The day before the game, Pritchard even gave everyone half a day off.

After all, being able to win a victory in Dallas with such a shortage of personnel is a huge test for everyone's physical fitness.

Nevertheless, after resting at home for an afternoon, Xue Ding decided to go to the arena alone for shooting practice.

CCTV broadcast studio

At [-] o'clock in the morning, Yang Rui and Zhang Weiping, who were the commentators for today's game, appeared in the studio early, doing pre-match analysis for the audience.

"Director Zhang, do you think that going back to the Blazers' home court today, the Rose Garden Arena, can the Blazers, who have home court advantage, and the young guards play their rhythm and beat Dallas again at home?" the commentator Yang Rui asked.

Director Zhang smiled and said: "Actually, I think that although the Blazers have returned to the home court, their advantage is not that great. Although they only lost to Dallas by one point in the last game, it can be seen that the Blazers After losing Adelaide, the players still have a great influence, so I think that even though they have returned to the home court, their advantage is not that great. The key to all this is whether they can find a way to limit Nowitzki!"

"That's true. I just looked at the data of Nowitzki in the last game. He scored 36 points alone, and his efficiency was extremely high. Even in the first game they lost, Nowitzki's shooting percentage was also high. More than 50%!"

"So this game is really hard to say, but the Rose Garden Arena is also one of the NBA's home courts for the devil. Another point is whether the Blazers can make more three-pointers from the outside in this game. If their perimeter can play well, this game will really have a good chance!"

The third game of the playoffs between the two sides was scheduled to start at 09:30 in the morning. Before the game, the major media also began to build momentum for this game.

"Back to Portland, can the Blazers defend their home court in G3!"

"Xue, who scored a quasi-triple-double in the last game, can he continue his fiery state!"

"The Dallas people want to win consecutively, can the Blazers withstand the pressure!"

"Dirk threatened that the Blazers will not win any games in the future. Can the Blazers give a strong response?"

Before the game, Xue Ding, who played well in the first two games of the playoffs, accepted a brief interview with the media.

It can be seen that Xue Ding did not affect his mood because of the loss in the last game, and his whole state seemed very relaxed.

"Xue, this time back home, do you have anything to say to your opponent?" A reporter asked.

"Welcome to Portland!"

Xue Ding said very domineeringly to the camera. Obviously, Xue Ding is full of confidence in the next game. He believes that they will be able to beat the Dallas people head-on when they return to the home court.

"May I ask for Nowitzki, who played well in the last game, have you formulated any special tactics to target him?"

"Of course, but I can't tell you the specific plan, but I believe he will appreciate the hospitality of our Portlanders!" Xue Ding's words were full of gunpowder.

"Many people think that your performance throughout the playoffs has been more stable than Brandon, that you, the Trail Blazers, belong to your team, and you are the leader of this team. What do you think? ?” asked a malicious reporter who thought he was smart.

Xue Ding was obviously a little unhappy when he heard this question. He stared at the reporter fiercely and said, "Who are many people? I hope you will focus on the competition. Brandon is an excellent leader. We all trust him very much, I believe he will use his performance in the next game to make 'many people' shut his mouth!"

"Do you think you guys can win this series in the end?"

"If you ask me this question, I will definitely tell you yes, we will win, but now that is not what we need to consider, what I need to consider now is how to win this game!"

After answering this question, Xue Ding ended the interview, walked to the home team locker room of the Rose Garden Arena, changed into training clothes, and began to stretch before the game with his teammates on the sidelines.

Although they lost the last game, it can be seen from their expressions that everyone in the Blazers is quite relaxed.

Oden stretched and made the kind of colored jokes with his teammates.

(End of this chapter)